An Irishman's DiaryI was settling into a barbershop chair recently, having completed the usual negotiations about what needed doingFri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryI was running a cross-country race last weekend, the latest form of masochism self-imposed as part of a mid-life crisisThu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryWhenever strangers inquire where you were born, and you say Monaghan, the words “stony grey soil” tend to feature in response…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Not a day for the bookies as the Riccis get richer and favourite-backers cash inDespite many winning favourites at Leopardstown, betting was downThu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe course of Zoltan Zinn-Collis’s extraordinary life – a life that ended last week in Co Kildare – was largely dictated by two…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryIn Dutch Christmas tradition, they don’t just have the usual Santa ClausFri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiarySeventy-three years ago this week, on the Winter Solstice of 1939, a man named Ludwig Hopf died in DublinThu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiarySeeking light relief on Thursday after a fortnight of internecine feuding, the Sluggerotoole blog invited readers to ponder the…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryOne of the things I love about radio is the way it creates pictures in your head, even – or sometimes especially – when the effect…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe Cork-born writer Ethel Voynich, mentioned elsewhere on this page recently (Letters, December 8th), remains largely uncelebrated…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryReports that the world may end this coming December 21st – based on readings of an ancient Mayan calendar – have evoked embarrassing…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryLast August, as you probably won’t remember, two Qantas pilots had to be grounded after an argument in the cockpit of a Boeing…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryIn need of some budget escapism on Wednesday evening, I found myself with a dilemmaFri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryOne of the more picturesque events of next year’s Gathering, surely, will be the opening of a commemorative garden on the shores…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe suspicion that the devil has all the best tunes is particularly strong in blues circles, as witnessed by the famous story…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe plan, insofar as I had one, was to turn up at least 20 minutes after the advertised time, slip in at the back, then eavesdrop…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryWe received a rather intriguing letter this week from one Dr Paul Stokes, enlisting the paper’s help in a project on social exclusion…Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryI had to post a letter a while back, which wasn’t urgent, or I would have sent it expressWed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryIf Dublin City Council doesn’t do the decent thing by naming that new bridge after Flann O’Brien, maybe fans of the writer should…Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryOur old cat was given three months to live recently. In fact, that was the optimistic scenarioFri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe good news is that this is World Hello Day, a small but worthy initiative designed to advance the cause of peaceWed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryMichael Murray (Letters) effectively accuses me of cultural imperialism for an alleged neglect of the Northside in the list of…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryIt’s not just simple anniversaries that Ireland will be marking over the next few yearsFri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryDuring a lull in the rugby at Lansdowne Road on Saturday – and there were many lulls – I found myself wondering about the green…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryIt’s amazing the things that upset people during newspaper redesignsSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryWhen going to the theatre, I don't always make a point of inquiring beforehand about the play's durationFri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryOn balance, I think Gabriel Byrne was being oversensitive about the prospect of us shaking down the Diaspora next yearThu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryIt’s still unclear, at time of writing, whether it was decisiveWed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryTHE Book of Kells and the series of Ned Kelly paintings by Sidney Nolan may not have much in common. But there is thisSat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryIT’S NOT JUST because of his “spiritual connection” with Ireland (Page 3, October 31st) that Jon Bon Jovi is so looking forward…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryDUBLIN PRIDES ITSELF on being, among other things, a city of two halves: a notion cherished equally by the supposed snobs of …Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryDURING my early years as a parent, nearly a decade ago now, I used to worry about the children’s choice of Halloween costumes…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiarySPEAKING OF German words with no English equivalent, as we were recently, I was reminded of another this week: poltergeistSat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryTHE BURREN is like nowhere else in Ireland, with a unique geology and an ecosystem all its ownFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryWHEN THIS dark period in the nation’s history passes, as it eventually must, I wonder if one of its legacies will be a new poster…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryTHE introduction of an N-plate for novice drivers is a welcome contribution to road safetySat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryYOU probably think that being caught “between a rock and hard place” is just an expression: a figurative predicament implying…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryMY YOUNGER son goes to a Gaelscoil in Islandbridge, one of central Dublin’s leafier areasThu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryI WAS UP before the court in Lifford at the weekend. Nothing criminal, you understandWed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Halloween comes early as Ireland put on horror show for home fansHALLOWEEN CAME early at the Aviva Stadium last night when the ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties of the German national…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Halloween comes early for IrelandHalloween came early at the Aviva Stadium last night when the ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties of the German national…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryIT WAS with a genuine thrill that, reading the sports pages earlier this week, I first encountered the term nationalmannschaft…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryEVERYONE knows about Ernest Shackleton, the Kildare-born polar explorerThu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryTHIS morning we mark the birthday of two great men who, natal synchronicity apart, also shared a deep interest in physics and…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryLARRY CUNNINGHAM was so synonymous with the song Lovely Leitrim, you could be forgiven for thinking – as reports of his death…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryA MESSAGE from the Department of Health’s Stroke Prevention Unit.Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
